Covered finishing-molding



H. D. RANDALL.

COVERED FINISHING MOLDING. APPLICATION FILED MAR 23, 1920.

Patented June 14,1921;

UNITED STATES kI-IOWARI) D. RANDALL, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE J. D. RANDALL COM- PANY, OF CINOINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OEhOI-HO.

COVERED FINISHING-MOLDING.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patnted J 14 192,1

Application filed March 23, 1920. Serial No. 368,064.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD D. RANDALL, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Covered F inishing-Moldings, of which the following is a specification.

An object of my invention is to provide means to obviate sewing a cover upon the central molding strip.

Another object of my invention is to simplify the application of a cover to the moldin Another object is to provide a covered molding wherein there will be a certain amount of play between the molding strip and the covering to avoid strain upon the covering regardless of any bending to which the molding may be subjected.

Another object is to provide a covered molding wherein the cover may be either loosely or tightly applied about the molding.

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein and disclosed in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1, is a plan view of an applied section of molding embodying my invention.

Fig. 2, is an inverted plan view of a section of molding embodying my invention.

Fig. 3, is a sectional view on enlarged scale on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4, is a similar view on enlarged scale of a modified form of molding embodying my invention.

The metal strip A has a concave surface a and a convex surface a. The cover, preferably leather, has outer edges 7) and b secured above or. over the concave surface of the metal strip by means of the staples C.

The strip of metal may be of a bimetallic construction. composed of a soft metal a on which both a concave and a convex surface are formed, and a harder metal a forming a thin flat layer over the convex surface of metal 0?. In the form shown in Fig. 3 the staple C is made of a substance the legs 0 of which will penetrate the covering but on contacting the concave surface a of the metal strip. will be upset and cleuch the leather covering about the molding. In this form there will be sufficient longitudinal play to avoid injury to the covering when the molding is bent. i In the form shown in Fig; -l the staple C 18 made of a substance the legs 0 of which will penetrate the covering and the soft metal a and upon contacting the concave inner surface of the harder metal will be upset and clench thecovering to the metal strip.

D is a nail molded into the metal strip. The nail is driven into the material above which the finishing molding is to be applied. E and E are adjoining sections of a vehicle. or piece of furniture, in conjunction with which the molding is used.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. As a new article of manufacture a molding comprising a central metallic strip, a covering for the strip, and staples passing through the edges of the covering and upset against the metallic. strip.

2. As a new article of manufacture a molding comprising a soft central metal strip having a concave face and a convex face. and. a harder metal strip attached to the convex face. a covering for the strip, and staples passing through the edges of the covering and upset against the concave face.

3. As a new article of manufacture a mold in'g comprising a central bi-metallic strip, each metallic section having a concave face, a covering for the strip and staples passing through the edges of the covering and upset against a concave face of the metals.

4. As a new article of manufacture an au' tomobile molding comprising a central metal strip-having a concave face, a leather covering for the strip and staples passing through the edges of the cover and upset against the concave face.

In witness whereof. I have hereunto subscribed my name this 8th day of March,

HOVARD D. RANDALL. 

